center field
noun
1
: the position of the player for defending center field
2
: the part of the baseball outfield between right and left field
center fielder
noun
Examples of center field in a Sentence
a fly ball to center field
She used to be a shortstop but now she plays center field.
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And Hampson has filled a backup role in center field to spell teammate Kyle Isbel.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
Kiké Hernández led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to center field off reliever Fernando Cruz.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2024
Kiké Hernández led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to center field off reliever Fernando Cruz.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
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“Center field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/center%20field. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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